2015 Gravner Ribolla

Highly Rated
The benchmark in skin-contact white wines. The fabled amber wines of Gravner are some of the most sought-after in the world. Only limited stocks available.

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Description

Ribolla is a local grape that has been used for wine stretching back thousands of years, as Josko Gravner tells it. It's a complex, head-spinning, orange wine of impenetrable depth. Layers upon layers peel back in the glass. It's a wine of rare character and is in very high demand.

As for all the Gravner wines the Ribolla, which is his most widely planted grapek, is left to ferment naturally on skins for over six months then transferred to large botte for further ageing. The wines are then bottled without fining or filtration and remain in his cool cellar for a further five years before release.

An Italian skin-contact unicorn.

96 points
"Gorgeous aromas of persimmons and spices as nutmeg, cinnamon, orange peel, and hints of caramel... Fine silky phenolic texture and a flavorful finish. Layered and fascinating. Serve at 16 to 18 degrees centigrade."
- James Suckling

96 points - "Gorgeous aromas of persimmons and spices as nutmeg, cinnamon, orange peel, and hints of caramel. Honey and apricot. Full-bodied, dry and layered with dried fruits such as apricots and pears. Botrytis spice. Fine silky phenolic texture and a flavorful finish. Layered and fascinating. Serve at 16 to 18 degrees centigrade. Drink or hold." - James Suckling

Made from Ribolla grapes. While fermenting in Georgian amphorae buried underground, it underwent a long maceration with wild yeasts and no temperature control. After the drawing off and pressing phases, the wine was poured back into amphorae for at least five more months before it started ageing in large oak barrels, where it was left for six years. Wine is bottled without fining or filtration.

Price Bracket $101 and Above
Type Amber
Body Full Bodied
Variety Ribolla Gialla
Country Italy
Region Friuli
Feature Cult
Natural/Lo-Fi
High Score
Reviewed By James Suckling
Critic Score 96
Size 750ml
Vintage 2015
Closure Cork

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